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Executive Order 6870 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 6870-A—Modifying Order Approving Code of Fair Competition for the Needlework Industry in Puerto Rico to Alter the Constitution of the Puerto Rican Needlework Commission

Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Thursday, October 11, 1934
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2 min read (358 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1934-10-11, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "A—Modifying Order Approving Code of Fair Competition for the Needlework Industry in Puerto Rico to Alter the Constitution of the Puerto Rican Needlework Commission." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

Constitutional Assessment: This action represents an orderly exercise of Article II administrative discretion, managing the internal machinery and personnel of the executive branch without abridging the ancient liberties of the people.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on A—Modifying Order Approving Code of Fair Competition for the Needlework Industry in Puerto Rico to Alter the Constitution of the Puerto Rican Needlework Commission.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People
Total Words
358
2,251 characters
Estimated Read Time
2 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
28.5
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations 

Exec. Order No. 6870, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Oct 11, 1934). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6870-modifying-order-approving-code-fair-competition-for-the-needlework.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →
APPROVED CODE NO. 474—CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION FOR THE NEEDLEWORK INDUSTRY IN PUERTO RICO AS APPROVED ON JUNE 28, 1934 The Executive Order of June 28th approving the Code of Fair Competition for the Needlework Industry in Puerto Rico provided, in part in the fourth condition of approval, as follows: "That there shall be appointed by the Administrator for Industrial Recovery, within ten days after the effective date hereof, a Puerto Rican Needlework Commission consisting of three persons: one of wdiom shall bo nominated by the Code Authority for the Needlework Industry in Puerto Rico, another of whom shall be nominated by the several Code Authorities of related industries in continental United States, and a third person to serve as chairman, shall be nominated by the National Recovery Administration." It having been found by the National Industrial Recovery Board that the several Code Authorities of the related industries in the continental United States cannot agree upon a nominee for this Commission, and the said Board having recommended, in its report to me which is approved and attached hereto, a modification of the above-quoted provision. Now, Therefore , I, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, President of the United States, pursuant to the authority vested in me by Title I of the National Industrial Recovery Act, approved June 16, 1933, and otherwise, do order that the abovequoted provision be and it is hereby revised to read as follows: "That there shall be established a Puerto Rican Needlework Commission consisting of four members who shall be appointed by the National Industrial Recovery Board as follow's: one member to represent the Needlework Industry in Puerto Rico, on the nomination of the Code Authority for that industry, who shall have one vote; two members to represent the related industries in the continental United States, to be selected by the National Industrial Recovery Board from the nominations made by the Code Authorities for such industries, each of whom shall have one-half vote; one member to serve as impartial chairman, who shall have one vote." FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT Approval Recommended: The National Industrial Recovery Board By G. A. Lynch, Administrative Officer The White House, Oct 11, 1934.